9 September 2006 – At a special sitting of the Lhengye Zhungtsho (cabinet) on September 7, which was attended by His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup handed over the reins of the Bhutanese government to the new Prime Minister, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuck.

His Majesty the King, who meets formally with the Lhengye Zhungtsho during the handing over of the prime ministership every year, addressed and exchanged views with the cabinet members on important issues facing the country today and the tasks to be fulfilled by the government in the year ahead.